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A. MENEICE.

REFRIGERATOR BOX.

APPLICATION man JULY 9.1918

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ALBERT MENEICE, or ALoovA, WYOMING.

REFRIGERATOR-BOX.

Application filed July 9, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT MENEIOE, a cit zen of the United States,residing at Alc o'va, in the county of Natrona, St a'te'of YVyoming,have invented a new and useful Refrigerator-Box; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an; improved refrigerator food box adapted foruse in connection with automobiles and the like, for hunters, tourists,or other outing parties.

The aim of this invention is to provide an improved refrigerator or icebox for the reception of game or foods, to prevent spoiling of thecontents.

The invention further aims to provide a main casing for the game orfoods, and an inner central casing for the ice for preserving orpreventing the foodstuff or game from spoiling, there being drainopenings for each of the casings.

A further aim of the invention is the provision of a cover for the maincasing carrying an auxiliary cover for the inner casing or can for theice, there being a packing between the auxiliary cover and the upperedge of the inner casing.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts ashereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a View in perspective of the improvedrefrigerator box constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates the outer maincasing of the box which may be constructed of any suitable sheet metal,and the bottom 2 of which has a central opening 3, which may be anysuitable shape preferably rectangular. Rising upwardly from the marginaledge of the opening 3 is a flange 4: having an offset extension flange5. Where said ofl'set extension flange 5 adjoins the flange 4:, ashoulder 6 is provided. Extending from the shoulder 6 is a conicalflange 7, the marginal edge of which constitutes the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Serial No. 244,070.

periphery of an opening. An inner casing S which'may be any suitableshape, preferably rectangular, and constructed of any suitable sheetmetal preferably galvanized metal, is provided.

This inner casing or can has a conical bottom 9, which, where it joinsthe vertical sides of the inner casing engages and rests upon theconical flange 7 and the shoulders 6, thereby holding the inner casingcentrally with respect to the outer casing, which may be any suitableshape preferably rectangular. The inner casing 8 is designed forreception of ice (not shown), while the interior of the outer casing mayreceive food stuff or game to be kept from spoiling. The flange 4 of theopening 3 has a drain orifice or aperture 10, for draining the wastefrom the outer casing, or for draining the drippings from the game. Theapex of the conical bottom 9 of the inner casing can has a drain orificeor opening 11, for draining the drippings from the ice. Hinged at 12 tothe outer casing is a cover 13, which is provided with an inwardlydownwardly extending flange 14, extending within the casing 1. Asuitable clasp or hasp 15 is hinged at 16 to the cover 13, to engage thestaple 17, to which any suitable pad-lock (not shown) may be connectedfor holding the hasp in engagement with the staple. The cover 13 has acentral opening 18 corresponding in shape to and receiving the upperpart of the inner casing 8. An auxiliary cover 19 is hinged at 20 to thecover 13, for not only closing the opening 18, but also the upper'openend of the inner casing 8. The cover 19 on its under face has arectangular recess 21 corresponding to the shape of the inner casing forthe reception of a suitable packing 22, to be engaged by the uppermarginal edge of said inner casing, so as to make an airtight joint. Theauxiliary cover 19 has a hasp 23 hingedly connected thereto, and isadapted to engage the upstanding staple 24 on the cover 13, which staple24 is designed to be en aged by a suitable pad-lock (not shown? forholding the cover 19 closed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful isThe combination with an inner and outer casing, one centrally within theother, of covers for said casings respectively, the bottom of the outercasing having an opening, an upstanding flange around the margin of saidopening, said flange being provided with a shoulder and an inwardly anddown-' wardly extending flange, the bottom ofthe inner casing beingconical and of the same taper as the inwardly and downwardly extendingflange so that when the lower end of the bottom of the inner casing isplaced in the opening formed by the inwardly and downwardly extendingflange theinner casing will be guided into its seat by gravity and theinner casing properly Copies of this patent may be obtained for Intestimony whereof I have signed my 15 V name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing wltnesses.

ALBERT MENEICE.

Witnesses JAMES H. PHILLIPS, J AMES A. CRAWFORD.

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